i just bought a used 05 dodge ram 1500 and i was looking at putting a leveling kit on it and i went out and measured from the the bottom wheel to the fender and one side is about a half an inch taller than the other side. how can i fix this?

 

An alignment could help even out both sides. I know after I had my leveling kit put on, one of my sides was slightly higher than the other. When I took it to the shop to have an alignment done, the tech was able to get it all leveled out for me.

 

i dont have a leveling kit on mine though. it looks like someone just tried to crank up the torsion keys and didnt do it right because the torsion keys look somewhat stripped

 

Thats normal for it to be a bit off, when you level it you can account for that with a little more spin on the lower side torsion bolt. Or so said Hammer's DIY

 

That's what the torsion key bolts are for, to make adjustments with. Pick a side depending on if you want to go UP or DOWN and adjust it to the other.

TIP, you can adjust down with the tires on the pavement, if you want to adjust up, you need to get the weight of the truck off the tires...

 

if that doesnt work, maybe body spacers can help

 

has anyone ever used air bags in the front of a 07 1500 for leveling or lifting to compensate for a plow.....is it a dumb idea?

 

Not a dumb idea at all. I did that with my Jeep. You will likely have to fabricate the brackets.